MIT economists Arnaud Costinot and Iván Werning discuss the potential impact a proposed 'robot tax' could have on automation and jobs
Arnaud Costinot and Iván Werning say their findings suggest that taxes on either robots or imported goods should be pretty small.
Costinot says Although robots have an effect on income inequality they still lead to optimal taxes that are modest
Prominent figures, including Bill Gates and Bernie Sanders, have called for some form of taxation over the years.
Gates cited, among other things, a broad, simultaneous displacement of jobs across a spectrum of industries.